Reviewer:
Refined Taste
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April 6, 2020 Subject:
RACIST!! RACIST!!
Always there's some dimwit who sees every mention of race as racist. Always there's some dimwit who thinks that 1938 culture should be judged by 2020
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norms.
Reviewer:
kevin51
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November 9, 2019 Subject:
Endless Fun
I was on the Johnson Smith mailing list as a kid in the sixties, but the catalog was not like this one. Yes, in 1938, it was possible to buy real guns--not
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just blank shooters or BB guns, cigarettes, tobacco, smoking accessories, some wicked looking knives and even a grape concentrate for home wine making mail order. (Left over from Prohibition, perhaps.) A look through the catalog will give a better understanding of popular culture of the day and quite a few ironic laughs.
Reviewer:
Jerimee
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July 12, 2019 Subject:
Catalog of Novelty Items
This toy catalog has tons of illustrations of vintage amusements and mass produced knick knacks. Sadly the catalog is extremely racist. Explicit unamerican
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hate speech is found throughout the catalog.
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